Announcing the SAAS NORTH BetaKit Keynote Stage
SAAS NORTH announced a partnership with the publication of record for Canadian tech and startups today as part of a move to…
Events
TrafficDriven, Train Fitness, Moment Energy secure podium at 2021 New Ventures BC Competition
A trio of Vancouver-based companies have finished top three at New Ventures BC’s 21st annual tech startup competition, beating…
CIX lists top 20 early-stage startups, top 10 growth startups of 2021
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced its list of Top 20 Early and Top 10 Growth Canadian startups for 2021.…
New Ventures BC reveals 10 finalists for 2021 competition
New Ventures BC has announced the top 10 British Columbia (BC) companies in its 21st annual tech startup competition. This…
Meet the 16 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2021 Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator’s 33rd to date. Sixteen…
Startupfest announces next in-person festival will be in 2022
Amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19 and the emergence of new variants, Startupfest revealed it won’t be hosting an in-person…
Elevate to host social impact summit in October
Toronto non-profit Elevate is switching from hosting its tech festival to mounting a major summit on social responsibility.…
BetaKit Live: The future of virtual care on July 27
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for change across sectors, but has specifically prompted a Canadian healthtech boom. Nowhere has…
Shopify announces changes to its revenue share model for developers at Shopify Unite 2021
At Shopify Unite 2021, the e-commerce company unveiled a host of new platform investments, including changes to how it does…
Montréal’s Aifred Health wins second place at IBM AI XPRIZE competition
Montréal-based healthtech and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aifred Health today won second place at the final round…
C2 Montréal to host 2021 conference through virtual, in-person model
C2 Montréal, an annual business event, is planning to host its 2021 conference this fall through a hybrid model of a virtual…
Couply crowned winner of Collision 2021 startup pitch competition
Toronto-based relationship app Couply has won Collision’s latest startup pitch competition. Co-founded by Denesh Raymond…
Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky says company will return to Canada in 2022
The CEO of United Kingdom-based FinTech startup Revolut says the company intends to return to Canada next year, after leaving…
Toronto mayor believes Sidewalk Labs wanted “bargain basement price” for Quayside, Hootsuite CEO pro social regulation (Collision 2021)
Day two of Collision 2021 included discussions about the venture capital landscape in Canada and how startups and investors…
Geoffrey Hinton explains neural networks, Plaid CEO talks three waves of digital finance at Collision 2021 day one
Collision 2021’s virtual conference kicked off this morning with opening remarks from Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of Collision…